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Jill Scott (above)
At the Orpheum, tonight. The neo-soul songstress teams with conscious R&B newcomer Raheem DeVaughn on her well-titled "The Real Thing" tour. Doors are at 6:30, show starts at 7:30. Tickets are $40, $50, and $60 at 617-931-2000 or ticketmaster.com.
Paul Potts At Berklee Performance Center, tonight. The Welsh tenor and surprise winner of 2007's "Britain's Got Talent" competition sings Puccini, Christmas carols, and R.E.M. in Italian. The Three Graces open. The show is at 7:30; tickets are $42.50 and $35 at 617-747-2261or berkleebpc.com.
José González At the Paradise Rock Club, Thursday. The Swedish-Argentine singer-songwriter plays lovely, hypnotic pop songs, and is joined by classically trained vocalist Mia Doi Todd as opening act. Doors are at 7, the show starts at 8. Tickets are $22.50 at 617-931-2000 or ticketmaster.com.
The Black Lips
At the Middle East Downstairs, Thursday. Atlanta's bluesy, punk-fueled garage rockers are touring in support of last year's "Good Bad Not Evil," a thoroughly primal collection. Quintron and Miss Pussycat and the Big Disappointments open. Doors are at 8, show starts at 9. Tickets are $12 at 617-931-2000 or ticketmaster.com.
- Joan Anderman
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